1398: Duaa
for guidance of someone close

what would be a good du'a or ayah to
recite if you want Allah to open the heart of someone very close to you to Islam?

Praise be to Allaah.

The best thing to do in this situation is to pray for guidance for that
person. This is what the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did, as
is reported in a number of ahadeeth, such as the following:

Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) reported that Tufayl ibn
Amr al-Dawsi and his companions came to the Prophet
(peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allaah, Daws have rebelled and
disobeyed, so pray to Allaah against them. People said, Now Daws are
doomed! He said, O Allaah, guide Daws and bring them here. (Reported
by al-Bukhaari, 2937).

Abu Hurayrah said: I was calling my mother to
Islam, when she was still a mushrik. One day I called her to Islam and she said something
about the Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) that upset
me. I came to the Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him),
weeping, and said: O Messenger of Allaah, I was calling my mother to Islam and she
refused. Today I called her and she said something about you that upset me. Pray to Allaah
to guide the mother of Abu Hurayrah. So the Messenger of Allaah
(peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: O Allaah, guide the mother of Abu
Hurayrah. I left, feeling hopeful because of the Prophets prayer. When I got
home, as I came near to the door I saw it was ajar. My mother heard my footsteps and said,
Stay where you are, Abu Hurayrah! I could hear the sound of water. She washed
herself, got dressed and put on her khimaar (head covering). Then she opened the door and
said, O Abu Hurayrah, I bear witness that there is no god except Allaah, and I bear
witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. I went back to the Messenger of
Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), weeping with joy, and said,
O Messenger of Allaah, good news! Allaah has answered your prayer and has guided the
mother of Abu Hurayrah. He praised and thanked Allaah, and said, That is
good. I said, O Messenger of Allaah, pray to Allaah to make my mother and me
dear to His believing slaves, and to make them dear to us. The Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, O Allaah, make this slave of
Yours (meaning Abu Hurayrah) and his mother dear to Your believing slaves, and make the
believers dear to them. There is no believer who hears of me or sees me, but he
loves me. (Reported by al-Bukhaari, 4546).

Jaabir said: They said, O Messenger of
Allaah, we have suffered much from the arrows of Thaqeef (this was when they were
fighting, before they became Muslim), so pray to Allaah against them. He said,
O Allaah, guide Thaqeef. (Reported by al-Tirmidhi, who said: this
is a hasan saheeh ghareeb hadeeth. Sunan al-Tirmidhi, no. 3877).

We ask Allaah the Most Generous, Lord of the Mighty
Throne, to guide your loved one to Islam soon, by His Grace and Mercy. Allaah is the One
Who guides to the Straight Path.